The National Security Space Launch Strategy recommends: a National Security Space Launch Strategy to articulate a consistent statement of all military space launch requirements; The Advanced Launch Vehicle Program invest in propulsion and vehicle technology, continue, directed at introducing product improvements into the existing launch vehicles (Delta, Atlas, and Titan). Commitment to develop a new family of launch vehicles should be deferred; Assess whether a DoD need for a heavy lift mission capability is likely to arise. To protect against such a contingency, he can initiate a joint NASA/DoD program to develop the 580,000 pound thrust engine which has been the focus of the ALS propulsion technology; Initiate a program to upgrade our national launch facility infrastructure and checkout philosophy. The goal should be to increase launch rate capability by a factor of two; That CINCSPACE define the system architecture to provide assured support to operational forces from space assets; Small boosters be developed to support a new class of operationally oriented satellites; The National Aerospace Plane hypersonic air breathing propulsion technology be developed through demonstration in the proposed X-vehicle. (jhd)


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    Title :

    Report of the Defense Science Board Summer Study on National Space Launch Strategy. 1989


    Publication date :

    1990


    Size :

    91 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English